7
smart, green products heading to your home
These smart devices not only bring cutting edge technology to
your life, but are also environment friendly
Our homes need to get smart er and less wasteful if we w a nt t
o a d dress big problems in our world like climate change. Fortunately, some of
the smartest minds on the planet are coming up with ingenious ways to make that
happen.
Nest -the
selflearning thermostat
Self-programmable thermostat Nest can lower your heating and
cooling bills by 20 per cent. It does this by learning your preferences and
automatically adjusting the temperature. It learns your temperature setting
patterns, can sense the weather, and will automatically change the temperature
when you are out of the house.
RavenBrick -a
smart window that heats and cools your house
The RavenWindow is a smart window for homes and office buildings
that reflects the sun's heat. When it's hot, it darkens and blocks heat. When
it's cool, it lightens and lets the sun in. It saves up to 30 per cent on
bills, without using any electricity.
Toto -a smart
toilet that eliminates use of toilet paper
To most people, going green in the bathroom means a toilet using
less water. But to Toto, it means a toilet that gets rid of toilet paper. The
Toto Washlet is a toilet and bidet in one. By cleaning you with water and using
warm air to dry, it reduces the need for toilet paper.
CeeLite
Technologies -a new kind of flexible lightbulb
CeeLite Technologies has created a flat and flexible light bulb.
It uses energy efficient `light emitting capacitor' (LEC) technology and can
turn any surface, f lat or curved, into a light source. CeeLite has moved its
manufacturing facilities out of Taiwan and into the US in 2011.
HomeGrid: The
smarter alternative to WiFi
There's a new way to set home networks besides WiFi. It goes by
a bunch of names: G.hn, Gigabit home networking, and HomeGrid. It creates high
speed in-home networks using existing household wires from phone lines and
cable TV. Not only is it a faster alternative to WiFi, but power companies plan
to use it for Smart Grid applications to help manage a home's power use.
Philips -WiFi
moodenhancing light bulbs
It's not enough to eliminate incandescent bulbs from your home
in favour of energy efficient varieties like CFLs and LEDs. The smartest homes
can control their light bulbs via smartphones. Among the new WiFi bulbs that
have hit the market, Hue is impressive. The bulbs display white light and a
number of other colours, control led through an iPhone app.
ThinkEco -an
upgrade to the humble electric outlet
Smart plugs are devices that you plug into your outlets. You
then plug your appliance into the smart plug, which helps reduce your energy
bills. Smart plugs ratchet down energy consumption when an appliance is in
standby mode. Some of them let you control your appliances remotely over the
internet.
businessinsider.in
ET9MAY17
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